Bald men of Twitter smelled a rigged election when Prince William was named "Sexiest Bald Man Alive" by a "scientific" study.

Prince William named as ‘world’s sexiest bald man’ https://t.co/7AAhLBEdKu

— The Independent (@Independent) March 27, 2021

Nothing against the Royal, but in a world where Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Stanley Tucci, Jason Statham, and several other worthy contenders to the crown (no pun intended) exist, it seems wild to claim that Prince William is the sexiest bald man on the planet. So how did this happen?

It turns out the study used to make that claim used an interesting metric: cosmetic surgery specialists Longevita made the conclusion by searching how many times various bald men were called "sexy" in blogs and articles online. Prince William hit number 1 by getting called sexy online a whopping 17.9 million times. In second place was Mike Tyson, who was called sexy online 8.8 million times.

If you're starting to see the issue with this methodology, know that Vladimir Putin just missed the top 10 with 2.2 million mentions.

So, the "study" that led to Prince William's coronation of sexiest bald man alive is certainly flawed, but that didn't stop publications from tweeting eye-catching headlines leading with the dubious claim. In particular, The Independent's tweet of the news spread widely, even catching the eye of some famous also-rans.

The Rock, who finished 9th in the study, had a cheeky response to the news, suggesting a fellow baldie who might be more worthy.

How in the cinnamon toast f*ck does this happen – when Larry David clearly has a pulse?!?!#demandingrecount ☑️😊 https://t.co/ztO6ND4vk9

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) March 27, 2021

Stoic, bald musician / poster Seth Everman also took the news poorly, tweeting, "Suffering."

suffering https://t.co/BUG21LKqri

— Seth Everman (@SethEverman) March 27, 2021

Many others were agog at the eye-catching headline, ready to avenge their favorite bald-headed hotties.

how is prince william the “world’s sexiest bald man” when pitbull exists????

— Emma 🦷 (@emmalangevinxo) March 27, 2021

Stanley Tucci I will avenge you https://t.co/GyGyyIbfdf

— Bolu Babalola (@BeeBabs) March 27, 2021

Excuse me? Did Jason Statham die? https://t.co/i8GhStBAON pic.twitter.com/IjTbRUdSFl

— S.W. Sondheimer BA,BSN,RN,CSPI,MTS (@SWSondheimer) March 28, 2021

Forgive them, Megamind. They know not what they say. https://t.co/Qx0y98ARCZ pic.twitter.com/T3Cdb0XDqD

— Cottage Corm (@TarmacWarrillow) March 28, 2021

While the world may always disagree on who the sexiest bald man alive is, what this study proved, beyond any doubt, is that nobody thinks it's Prince William.